| | | | | | As new abortion restrictions are imposed in some parts of the U.S., states with more liberal leadership have been passing laws to let a wider range of medical providers to do the procedures. The goal has been to expand the pool of certified providers, partly to be prepared for a possible influx of out-of-state patients, but also to reduce wait times for in-state patients and improve access for underserved communities. The efforts have taken on new urgency in recent months amid doubt over the durability of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision in another example of diverging state policies on abortion. | | | | | | WEDNESDAY, June 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- An artificial intelligence (AI) system can help detect breast cancer in a population-based mammography screening program, according to a study published online March 29 in Radiology. | | | | | | The Biden administration foresees unnecessary deaths if lawmakers don't approve billions of dollars more to brace for the pandemic's next wave. Yet the push to provide the money is in limbo in Congress. It's the latest victim of election-year gridlock that's already stalled or killed a host of Democratic priorities. President Joe Biden's request for funds for vaccines, testing and treatments has run into opposition from Republicans. And the GOP has complicated the election-year fight by fusing it with the politically precarious issue of immigration. If the issue isn't resolved soon, the next best chance of handling it may not come until the fall. | | | | | | WEDNESDAY, June 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The KangDuo Surgical Robot-01 (KD-SR-01) system is safe and effective for robot-assisted radical prostatectomy, according to a study published online May 18 in The Journal of Urology. | | | | | | WEDNESDAY, June 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Among patients with asymptomatic severe carotid stenosis who did not undergo surgical intervention, the estimated rate of ipsilateral carotid-related acute ischemic stroke is 4.7 percent over five years, according to a study published in the May 24/31 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. | | | | | | Environmental and health groups are pushing dozens of fast food companies, supermarkets chains and other retail outlets to remove PFAS from their packaging. Known as "forever chemicals" for their persistence in the environment, PFAS have been used for decades to prevent grease, water and other liquids from soaking through wrappers, boxes and bags. Opponents of the practice argue that PFAS-treated packaging poses a danger to consumers as well as the environment, since the waste ends up as landfill. in compost or incinerated where the chemicals can leach into groundwater or the soil. They contend there are safer alternatives. | | | | | | WEDNESDAY, June 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Psoriasis is associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in a U.S. outpatient population, according to a study published May 25 in JAMA Dermatology. | | | | | | WEDNESDAY, June 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Drug-coated devices (DCDs) are not associated with increased long-term mortality among older patients who undergo femoropopliteal artery revascularization, according to a research letter published online May 20 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions to coincide with the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions 2022 Scientific Sessions, held from May 19 to 21 in Atlanta. | | | | | | |
